Thursday, March 10, 2011

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A) A list of at least two (2) current problems you see in France
- One (1) solution that you will offer to each of these problems

B) A list of at least one (1) change you will implement in the government
- Each change must be supported by one of the enlightenment thinkers

C)Why you are better suited to lead than King Louis XVI, Robespierre, and Napoleon
You must choose at least 1 of these 3 leaders
For each leader you choose, you must include:
- Short Biographical information
- One quote and reflection of what it means about that person
- One (1) interesting fun fact about person
- One (1) paragraph that explains why you are a better leader than them

D) At least two (2) pictures that represent your leadership qualities and a couple sentences to explain each picture





A.) PROBLEMS:
1. The social classes in France are horrible, there are few rich and wealthy people and even fewer church members, meaning that about 90% of their population is poor and struggling people.
2. The reign of terror was a time where the rulers of France would arrest people without having any real reasoning behind it, they would also put them to a life sentence or chop their heads off

SOLUTIONS:

1. I would make the rich people pay more taxes then the poor people so then the poor people could still be able to save their money.
2. I would make a better judge system so we can put people on tri
al and decide if they are guilty in a better way then just thinking there guilty and killing them

B.) CHANGE:
1. One change I will make is to make the social classes more even by setting up a tax system that will help the poorest class the most.
With uneven taxes the richer classes pay more taxes then the poor classes so that the poor can save their money better by not having to pay so much. Hobbes said that men are born evil and need a strong government to keep them under control, meaning if we had a weak government that everyone would try to fight about taxes and nothing would be accomplished in the end.

C.) King Louis XVI
1.) King Louis XVI does not stand up for himself and he does whatever anyone tells him to do, he is mostly a sidekick to his wife Marie Antoinette.
2.)
"I will never consent to the plundering of my clergy and my nobles. Fine actions had earned them their privileges; the king of France must conserve those privileges for them." Kind Louis XVI is talking about how he wants to become his own person and be the true ruler of France, but he never accomplishes this. This may just be another act hes playing for his citizens, showing them that he's trying to be a real King when in reality he's not.
3.) Some fun facts about King Louis XVI were that him and his wife Marie Antoinette got married when she was 14 and he was 15, he also needed to have an operation to make him able to get Marie pregnant. One of his many hobbies included lock making.
4.) I am a better leader then King Louis XVI because I stick up for myself and when I make a choice I stick to it and I don't change my mind just because a group of people don't agree with me. Another thing is that King Louis XVI let his wife, Marie Antoinette run his government and
his life, I wouldn't let one person run something that is rightfully mine. I am a better leader then King Louis XVI because I will run my country, not my citizens and not my spouse.

D.)
The picture to the left shows how I will make my community understand each other and except each other even if they're different. The picture to the bottom shows how I will be a great leader like Obama and I will help my nation progress.

3 comments:

  1. Hey awesome job. I really enjoyed reading this whole thing. Just make sure that the pictures you put at the end are ones that represent your qualities as a leader.

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  2. Hey Mieke Bothner..i LOVE your blog..:D

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